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You are crazy about your pet bird. How can you show your bird how much you love it?\u00a0Try these fun ways to make your bird feel special.<\/p>\n

1. Make a Bird Craft<\/h2>\n

Channeling the love you have for your pet bird into a craft will make you appreciate your bird more. It will also make it easy to share your bird with others. Learn a new craft or change the theme\u00a0used in a craft you do well. Are you a photographer, quilter or cake decorator? Look up some bird-themed designs. Do you draw or paint? Do you write poetry? You can bake bird cookies, embroider birds on shirts, knit birds onto caps, make a Lego\u00ae bird, or \u2026 the options are limitless and will expand your creativity.<\/p>\n

2. Scratch A Pinfeather<\/h2>\n

Since the last suggestion didn\u2019t directly involve your bird, this one does. When your bird has new feathers coming in on his head, he cannot reach them. In a flock, a bird will\u00a0have\u00a0another bird to preen his pinfeathers. Be a good flock buddy to your bird; he’ll appreciate a gentle preening from you.<\/p>\n

Pinfeathers are budding feathers. When they appear on your bird, they are encased in keratin, which makes them look like they are rolled up in plastic or wax. The base of these new feathers has a blood supply and is very sensitive. New feathers unfurl from the top, and that\u2019s where you can gently rub the pinfeather between two finger tips to help release the new feather. Don\u2019t work on it too far down the shaft of the feather \u2014 it will be uncomfortable and your bird will let you know that it hurts.<\/p>\n

3. Get A New Toy<\/h2>\n

Companion birds love getting new toys! Treat your bird to a new toy, swing or ladder. Maybe you can even spring for a new playground? If your bird\u2019s cage is already full of toys (hopefully with plenty of room left for him to flap his wings and easily move about), get a new toy and rotate out an older one. Later, you can replace that toy and it will be just like a new toy to your bird. If you\u2019re really feeling loving or thrifty, you can make your bird a toy. Just make sure whatever you create\u00a0is the appropriate size for your bird and that it is made of safe materials. Dyes should be nontoxic, hardware should be stainless steel, and don\u2019t include any loops in the design. Birds love color, movable parts and musical or noisy parts.<\/p>\n

4. Feed A New Veggie<\/h2>\n

Check out the local farmer\u2019s market for a vegetable you don\u2019t know well. Kale is a popular vegetable right now. See if\u00a0your bird (and you!) develops a taste for it.<\/p>\n

5. Hang Out<\/h2>\n

Quality time with a companion bird doesn\u2019t have to mean touching and petting. Make a place where your bird can perch near you and just hang out. You can watch TV or read while he sits on a towel on back of the couch. Your bird can be on a playground while you play ping pong, play the guitar or sew quilts.<\/p>\n

6. Get To Know Your Bird\u2019s Natural Environment<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s really fun to find out more about the environment your bird is built to live in. Do some in-depth research into your bird\u2019s natural environment. Look at photos of wild birds of the same species. You’ll have a new appreciation for your bird and you’ll also have a better sense of how natural instincts can influence his behavior.<\/p>\n

7. Take A Trip Together<\/h2>\n

Does your bird spend most of his\u00a0time in one room in your house? Take him on short trips into other parts of the house. You might even make short trips in the car, if the weather is not too hot or too cold. Expand your horizons and prepare your bird for more interesting trips. If your bird has wanderlust, you can take him to classrooms, on camping trips or on visits to family.<\/p>\n

8. Learn A New Trick<\/h2>\n

Birds love to interact with their people. Work on an easy trick with your bird, like \u201cshake hands,\u201d if your bird knows how to step up, then it almost has this one down. How about using a treat to guide your bird to \u201cturn around.\u201d It\u2019ll pick that one up fast.<\/p>\n

9. Make Eating A Foraging Experience<\/h2>\n

At the least, move your food dishes to different places. Offer some veggies that take some work to tear up, such as corn on the cob, broccoli and whole carrots. Thread parsley or greens through cage bars. Place a snack on top of the cage so that your bird has to get it down. Get creative hiding food or treats in tissue paper or among marbles in a bowl. In the wild, your bird would spend a lot of time searching for food. Let him do so in the\u00a0cage every once in a while.<\/p>\n

10. Join A Bird Club<\/h2>\n

It doesn\u2019t seem like this is for your bird. But the more you know about birds, the happier your bird will be. The people in bird clubs will listen to your stories. This is a place where it\u2019s OK to love your bird. Of course there are online options. There are online chats, Facebook pages dedicated to birds, websites and blogs to scour. There are also national societies dedicated to our companion bird species. There are bird conservation organizations as well. Bird people and their birds get a lot out of flocking together.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re one of my favorite kinds of people \u2014 those who love their birds! I hope this gives you even more ideas of how to shower love on your bird and to nurture that love over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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